Hulu Removes Astroworld Documentary After Backlash

With only three weeks separating us from the Astroworld concert tragedy, Hulu released a documentary on the event, drawing the ire of those affected by the event, as well as those who felt it was too soon to try and make such a program.

The documentary, titled Astroworld Concert From Hell, was not well received, as people quickly took to Twitter to share their disgust at not just Hulu, but many streaming outlets that do similar things.

Not everyone was unanimously against them, however. For some, it was impressive that Hulu was able to compile so much information about a still ongoing tragedy and have it in a releasable format in such a short time. This need to gather documentary evidence after tragedies has been in a significant uptick since the Fyre Festival fiasco and Tiger King documentary that seemingly took over the web last year.

The backlash did appear to result in Hulu making the decision to remove the documentary from its platform, much to the joy of many online. Though the backlash was certainly part of it, the officially listed reason was that it gave the impression that Hulu itself created the documentary, when it was actually a product of ABC that was aired as a news special (a story which was not totally bought by social media).

Hulu removes 'Astroworld' documentary after social media backlash. GOOD! It's way too soon to make a "documentary" about a tragedy that is still unfolding. Victims are likely still injured, maybe in the hospital and a biased documentary may impact future legal cases. #Hulu pic.twitter.com/PpYABmbjSJ

— Random Snake Facts (@random_snakes) December 2, 2021

Hulu has removed the newly released documentary special called “Astroworld: Concert From Hell” after backlash.The documentary was removed to “avoid confusion.” The company made it clear it was aired & created originally by ABC in Houston.📸: Erika Goldring/Getty Images pic.twitter.com/SUDTJpr6WO

— My Mixtapez (@mymixtapez) December 2, 2021

I’M OUTRAGED THAT HULU TOOK DOWN THAT ASTRO WORLD DOC BEFORE I GOT THE CHANCE TO TWEET THAT THEY SHOULD TAKE IT DOWN

— Doug Benson (@DougBenson) December 2, 2021